Common beechFagus sylvaticaL; survival and longevity in changing times
| Autor: | Peter Hobson, Catherine Norris, John R. Packham |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Arboricultural Journal. 35:64-73 |
| ISSN: | 2168-1074 0307-1375 |
| Popis: | Veteran trees not only have an intrinsic interest in themselves; they also provide information about climatic conditions and masting over periods equal to many human generations. This paper endeavours to highlight existing records of veteran populations of Fagus sylvatica L. in Europe, especially in Sweden, and also provides fresh information regarding trees in Germany and the Carpathian Mountains of the Ukraine.For reasons of space it is not possible to list all the very many papers dealing with the influence of climatic warming on forest trees, but it is clear from those quoted here that common beech is particularly influenced by it. In general the effect has been to move the areas favourable to the species northwards in the lowlands and upwards in mountainous regions. This is very much the case in Britain where the Forest Authority no longer approves of beech planting in southern and eastern England. The use of sweet chestnut Castanea sativa as its replacement in broad-leaved forests is likely to resul... |
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